query($query);
  }
  /**
  * @return the class variable Link_ID
  */
  function link_id() {
    return $this->Link_ID;
  }
  /**
  * @return the class variable Query_ID
  */
  function query_id() {
    return $this->Query_ID;
  }
  /**
  * function for MySQL database connection management
  *
  * This function manages the connection to the MySQL database.
  *
  * @param $Database name of the database
  * @param $Host DNS of the MySQL hosting server
  * @param $User the user's name
  * @param $Password the user's password
  *
  * @return the class variable $Link_ID
  */
  function connect($Database = "", $Host = "", $User = "", $Password = "") {
    /* Handle defaults */
    if ("" == $Database)
      $Database = $this->Database;
    if ("" == $Host)
      $Host     = $this->Host;
    if ("" == $User)
      $User     = $this->User;
    if ("" == $Password)
      $Password = $this->Password;
      
    /* establish connection, select database */
    if ( 0 == $this->Link_ID ) {
    
      $this->Link_ID=mysql_pconnect($Host, $User, $Password);
      if (!$this->Link_ID) {
        $this->halt("pconnect($Host, $User, \$Password) failed.");
        return 0;
      }
      if (!@mysql_select_db($Database,$this->Link_ID)) {
        $this->halt("cannot use database ".$this->Database);
        return 0;
      }
    }
    //persistent connection don't conserve database selection
    //if needed do a correct database selection
    $db_connected = @mysql_fetch_array(@mysql_query("SELECT DATABASE();",$this->Link_ID));
    if ($db_connected[0] != $this->Database)
      mysql_select_db($Database,$this->Link_ID);
    
    return $this->Link_ID;
  }
  /**
  * Discard the query result 
  *
  * This function discards the last query result.
  */
  function free() {
      @mysql_free_result($this->Query_ID);
      $this->Query_ID = 0;
  }
  /** 
  * Perform a query 
  * 
  * This function performs the MySQL query described in the string parameter
  *
  * @param a string describing the MySQL query   
  * @return the $Query_ID class variable (null if fails)
  */
  function query($Query_String) {
    global $debug_alternc;
    /* No empty queries, please, since PHP4 chokes on them. */
    if ($Query_String == "")
      /* The empty query string is passed on from the constructor,
       * when calling the class without a query, e.g. in situations
       * like these: '$db = new DB_Sql_Subclass;'
       */
      return 0;
    if (!$this->connect()) {
      return 0; /* we already complained in connect() about that. */
    };
    # New query, discard previous result.
    if ($this->Query_ID) {
      $this->free();
      $this->Query_String = $Query_String;
    }
    if ($this->Debug)
      printf("Debug: query = %s
\n", $Query_String);
    $debug_chrono_start = microtime(true);
    $this->Query_ID = @mysql_query($Query_String,$this->Link_ID);
    $debug_chrono_start = (microtime(true) - $debug_chrono_start)*1000;
    $this->Row   = 0;
    $this->Errno = mysql_errno();
    $this->Error = mysql_error();
    if (!$this->Query_ID) {
      $this->halt("Invalid SQL: ".$Query_String);
    }
    if (isset($debug_alternc)) {
      $debug_alternc->add("SQL Query : (".substr($debug_chrono_start,0,5)." ms)\t $Query_String");
    }
    # Will return nada if it fails. That's fine.
    return $this->Query_ID;
  }
  /**
  * walk result set 
  *
  * This function tests if a new record is available in the current
  * query result.
  *
  * @return TRUE if a new record is available
  */
  function next_record() {
    if (!$this->Query_ID) {
      $this->halt("next_record called with no query pending.");
      return 0;
    }
    $this->Record = @mysql_fetch_array($this->Query_ID);
    $this->Row   += 1;
    $this->Errno  = mysql_errno();
    $this->Error  = mysql_error();
    $stat = is_array($this->Record);
    if (!$stat && $this->Auto_Free) {
      $this->free();
    }
    return $stat;
  }
  /**
  *
  * public: position in result set 
  */
  function seek($pos = 0) {
    $status = @mysql_data_seek($this->Query_ID, $pos);
    if ($status)
      $this->Row = $pos;
    else {
      $this->halt("seek($pos) failed: result has ".$this->num_rows()." rows");
      /* half assed attempt to save the day, 
       * but do not consider this documented or even
       * desireable behaviour.
       */
      @mysql_data_seek($this->Query_ID, $this->num_rows());
      $this->Row = $this->num_rows;
      return 0;
    }
    return 1;
  }
  /* public: table locking */
  function lock($table, $mode="write") {
    $this->connect();
    
    $query="lock tables ";
    if (is_array($table)) {
      while (list($key,$value)=each($table)) {
        if ($key=="read" && $key!=0) {
          $query.="$value read, ";
        } else {
          $query.="$value $mode, ";
        }
      }
      $query=substr($query,0,-2);
    } else {
      $query.="$table $mode";
    }
    $res = @mysql_query($query, $this->Link_ID);
    if (!$res) {
      $this->halt("lock($table, $mode) failed.");
      return 0;
    }
    return $res;
  }
  
  function unlock() {
    $this->connect();
    $res = @mysql_query("unlock tables", $this->Link_ID);
    if (!$res) {
      $this->halt("unlock() failed.");
      return 0;
    }
    return $res;
  }
  /* public: evaluate the result (size, width) */
  function affected_rows() {
    return @mysql_affected_rows($this->Link_ID);
  }
  function num_rows() {
    return @mysql_num_rows($this->Query_ID);
  }
  function num_fields() {
    return @mysql_num_fields($this->Query_ID);
  }
  /* public: shorthand notation */
  function nf() {
    return $this->num_rows();
  }
  function np() {
    print $this->num_rows();
  }
  function f($Name) {
    return $this->Record[$Name];
  }
  function p($Name) {
    print $this->Record[$Name];
  }
  function lastid() {
  	return @mysql_insert_id($this->Link_ID);
  }
  /* public: sequence numbers */
  function nextid($seq_name) {
    $this->connect();
    if ($this->lock($this->Seq_Table)) {
      /* get sequence number (locked) and increment */
      $q  = sprintf("select nextid from %s where seq_name = '%s'",
                $this->Seq_Table,
                $seq_name);
      $id  = @mysql_query($q, $this->Link_ID);
      $res = @mysql_fetch_array($id);
      
      /* No current value, make one */
      if (!is_array($res)) {
        $currentid = 0;
        $q = sprintf("insert into %s values('%s', %s)",
                 $this->Seq_Table,
                 $seq_name,
                 $currentid);
        $id = @mysql_query($q, $this->Link_ID);
      } else {
        $currentid = $res["nextid"];
      }
      $nextid = $currentid + 1;
      $q = sprintf("update %s set nextid = '%s' where seq_name = '%s'",
               $this->Seq_Table,
               $nextid,
               $seq_name);
      $id = @mysql_query($q, $this->Link_ID);
      $this->unlock();
    } else {
      $this->halt("cannot lock ".$this->Seq_Table." - has it been created?");
      return 0;
    }
    return $nextid;
  }
  /* public: return table metadata */
  function metadata($table='',$full=false) {
    $count = 0;
    $id    = 0;
    $res   = array();
    /*
     * Due to compatibility problems with Table we changed the behavior
     * of metadata();
     * depending on $full, metadata returns the following values:
     *
     * - full is false (default):
     * $result[]:
     *   [0]["table"]  table name
     *   [0]["name"]   field name
     *   [0]["type"]   field type
     *   [0]["len"]    field length
     *   [0]["flags"]  field flags
     *
     * - full is true
     * $result[]:
     *   ["num_fields"] number of metadata records
     *   [0]["table"]  table name
     *   [0]["name"]   field name
     *   [0]["type"]   field type
     *   [0]["len"]    field length
     *   [0]["flags"]  field flags
     *   ["meta"][field name]  index of field named "field name"
     *   The last one is used, if you have a field name, but no index.
     *   Test:  if (isset($result['meta']['myfield'])) { ...
     */
    // if no $table specified, assume that we are working with a query
    // result
    if ($table) {
      $this->connect();
      $id = @mysql_list_fields($this->Database, $table);
      if (!$id)
        $this->halt("Metadata query failed.");
    } else {
      $id = $this->Query_ID; 
      if (!$id)
        $this->halt("No query specified.");
    }
 
    $count = @mysql_num_fields($id);
    // made this IF due to performance (one if is faster than $count if's)
    if (!$full) {
      for ($i=0; $i<$count; $i++) {
        $res[$i]["table"] = @mysql_field_table ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["name"]  = @mysql_field_name  ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["type"]  = @mysql_field_type  ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["len"]   = @mysql_field_len   ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["flags"] = @mysql_field_flags ($id, $i);
      }
    } else { // full
      $res["num_fields"]= $count;
    
      for ($i=0; $i<$count; $i++) {
        $res[$i]["table"] = @mysql_field_table ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["name"]  = @mysql_field_name  ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["type"]  = @mysql_field_type  ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["len"]   = @mysql_field_len   ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["flags"] = @mysql_field_flags ($id, $i);
        $res["meta"][$res[$i]["name"]] = $i;
      }
    }
    // free the result only if we were called on a table
    if ($table) @mysql_free_result($id);
    return $res;
  }
/********************************************************************************************************/
// AJOUT PERSO : TEST
/* public: return table metadata 
  function retourneNameField($this->Query_ID,$full=false) {
    $count = 0;
    $id    = 0;
    $res   = array();
    
    $count = @mysql_num_fields($this->Query_ID);
    // made this IF due to performance (one if is faster than $count if's)
    if (!$full) {
      for ($i=0; $i<$count; $i++) {
        $res[$i]["table"] = @mysql_field_table ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["name"]  = @mysql_field_name  ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["type"]  = @mysql_field_type  ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["len"]   = @mysql_field_len   ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["flags"] = @mysql_field_flags ($id, $i);
      }
    } else { // full
      $res["num_fields"]= $count;
    
      for ($i=0; $i<$count; $i++) {
        $res[$i]["table"] = @mysql_field_table ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["name"]  = @mysql_field_name  ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["type"]  = @mysql_field_type  ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["len"]   = @mysql_field_len   ($id, $i);
        $res[$i]["flags"] = @mysql_field_flags ($id, $i);
        $res["meta"][$res[$i]["name"]] = $i;
      }
    }
    
    // free the result only if we were called on a table
    if ($table) @mysql_free_result($id);
    return $res;
  }*/
/********************************************************************************************************/
  /* private: error handling */
  function halt($msg) {
    $this->Error = @mysql_error($this->Link_ID);
    $this->Errno = @mysql_errno($this->Link_ID);
    if ($this->Halt_On_Error == "no")
      return;
    $this->haltmsg($msg);
    if ($this->Halt_On_Error != "report")
      die("Session halted.");
  }
  function haltmsg($msg) {
    printf("Database error: %s
\n", $msg);
    printf("MySQL Error: %s (%s)
\n",
      $this->Errno,
      $this->Error);
  }
  function table_names() {
    $this->query("SHOW TABLES");
    $i=0;
    while ($info=mysql_fetch_row($this->Query_ID))
     {
      $return[$i]["table_name"]= $info[0];
      $return[$i]["tablespace_name"]=$this->Database;
      $return[$i]["database"]=$this->Database;
      $i++;
     }
   return $return;
  }
}
?>